Syracuse University Commencement

Syracuse University Commencement is the all-university ceremony where graduating students receive their degrees. It is a morning event held in the university’s domed stadium on campus, and it wraps up around midday, bringing graduates, families and faculty together in one place at the end of the school year.

The Chancellor and President ceremonially confers degrees on the graduating class. For families, it is the biggest day of the college years, and for the city it means a busy spring weekend with visitors filling hotels and restaurants.

What to Know

• It is the all-university ceremony for the graduating class.
• The ceremony is held in the university’s domed stadium.
• The Chancellor and President confers the degrees.
• It runs in the morning and wraps up around noon.
• It is featured by Visit Syracuse.